#7408b5

Color #7408b5

A vivid, highly saturated dark purple.

Closest named color Dark Orchid #9932cc · ΔE 12.07 Nearest Tailwind class purple-800 #6e11b0 · ΔE 1.1

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Conversions

HEX

#7408b5

RGB

rgb(116, 8, 181)

HSL

hsl(277.5, 91.5%, 37.1%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(277.5, 95.6%, 71%)

CMYK

cmyk(35.9%, 95.6%, 0%, 29%)

LAB

lab(32.31, 65.69, -64.88)

LCH

lch(32.31, 92.33, 315.36)

OKLCH

oklch(44.7%, 0.2273, 305.42)

HWB

hwb(277.5, 3.1%, 29%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#49b508

Analogous

#1e08b5

#7408b5

#b508a0

Triadic

#7408b5

#b57408

#08b574

Split-complementary

#7408b5

#a0b508

#08b51e

Tetradic

#7408b5

#b50849

#49b508

#08b574

Square

#7408b5

#b51e08

#49b508

#08a0b5

Shades

Color #7408b5 mixed toward black.

#610797

#4d0579

#3a045b

#27033c

#13011e

Tints

Color #7408b5 mixed toward white.

#950ae8

#ad32f6

#c165f8

#d699fa

#eaccfd

Tones

Color #7408b5 mixed toward gray.

#7116a7

#6d2598

#69338a

#66427b

#62506d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

8.59:1

Aa Black text on this color

2.44:1

White text reads better on this background (8.59:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#5958a0 · ΔE 17

Deuteranopia

#5d629a · ΔE 20.5

Tritanopia

#718c87 · ΔE 37.4

Achromatopsia

#4c4c4c · ΔE 30

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #7408b5;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#7408b5]

Related colors

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Indigo #4b0082

Dark Violet #9400d3

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Frequently asked questions

#7408b5 (#7408b5) is rgb(116, 8, 181) in RGB.

No, #7408b5 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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